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This section includes 229 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Railway Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
A CST - 9 sleeper consists of |
| A. | two inverted pots on either side of the rail seat |
| B. | a single two way key on the gauge side |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 52. |
The boxing of ballast is done to prevent |
| A. | lateral movement of sleepers |
| B. | longitudinal movement of sleepers |
| C. | both lateral and longitudinal movement of sleepers |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 53. |
The width of top portion of a flat - footed rail, is |
| A. | 66.67 mm |
| B. | 69.80 mm |
| C. | 73.25 mm |
| D. | 75.87 mm |
| Answer» B. 69.80 mm | |
| 54. |
The distance between the running face of the stock rail and the toe of the tongue rail, is known as |
| A. | heel divergence |
| B. | heel clearance |
| C. | flangway clearance |
| D. | throw of switch |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
On Indian railways, the grade compensation provided on narrow gauge curves is same as that on metre gauge. |
| A. | Right |
| B. | Wrong |
| Answer» C. | |
| 56. |
To keep the railway yard dry, the ballast used is |
| A. | sand |
| B. | coal ash |
| C. | briken stone |
| D. | both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
In supported rail joint, both the ends of adjoining rails are supported on a |
| A. | single sleeper |
| B. | single fish plate |
| C. | double sleeper |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. single fish plate | |
| 58. |
The rail seat is given a slope of |
| A. | 1 in 10 |
| B. | 1 in 20 |
| C. | 1 in 30 |
| D. | 1 in 40 |
| Answer» C. 1 in 30 | |
| 59. |
The fish plates should be designed for |
| A. | bearing the vertical and lateral stresses |
| B. | allowing free contraction and expansion of rails |
| C. | easy renewal and replacement of rails |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
The joint generally not used on Indian railway is |
| A. | supported joint |
| B. | suspended joint |
| C. | base joint |
| D. | bridge joint |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
The main purpose of welding rails is to |
| A. | build up the worn - out parts of points and crossings |
| B. | build up the battered or worn heads of rail ends |
| C. | to rebuild those portions of rail ends, which re burnt due to slipping of wheels at the time of applying brakes |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
The speed of the locomotives will be more if the gauge is wider. |
| A. | Correct |
| B. | Incorrect |
| Answer» B. Incorrect | |
| 63. |
The dog spikes are used for fixing rail to the |
| A. | wooden sleepers |
| B. | concrete sleepers |
| C. | steel sleepers |
| D. | CST - 9 sleepers |
| Answer» B. concrete sleepers | |
| 64. |
Which of the following sleeper provide best elasticity of track? |
| A. | Wooden sleeper |
| B. | Cast iron sleeper |
| C. | Steel sleeper |
| D. | R.C.C.sleeper |
| Answer» B. Cast iron sleeper | |
| 65. |
The rail section is designated by its |
| A. | total length |
| B. | total weight |
| C. | cross - sectional area |
| D. | weight per metre length |
| Answer» E. | |
| 66. |
The platform should be provided |
| A. | 1.219 m |
| B. | 1.346 m |
| C. | 1.676 m |
| D. | 1.854 m |
| Answer» D. 1.854 m | |
| 67. |
The first train in India was run in |
| A. | 1825 |
| B. | 1835 |
| C. | 1841 |
| D. | 1853 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
The type of sleeper used, depends upon |
| A. | initial and maintenance cost |
| B. | easy fixing and removal of rails |
| C. | provision for sufficient bearing area for rail |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
In India, for metre gauge track, the maximum height of a loaded goods wagon is fixed as |
| A. | 3.43 m |
| B. | 4.72 m |
| C. | 5.32 m |
| D. | 5.87 m |
| Answer» B. 4.72 m | |
| 70. |
The mass of a cast iron sleeper is |
| A. | 56 kg |
| B. | 78.4 kg |
| C. | 113.4 kg |
| D. | 121.8 kg |
| Answer» D. 121.8 kg | |
| 71. |
The ballast material generally used on Indian railways consist of |
| A. | broken stone |
| B. | gravel |
| C. | moorum |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
For new embankments in black cotton soil, the material used as blanket is |
| A. | sand |
| B. | moorum |
| C. | coal ash |
| D. | broken stone |
| Answer» C. coal ash | |
| 73. |
In India, the ruling gradient provided in plains for one locomotive train, is |
| A. | 1 in 150 to 1 in 200 |
| B. | 1 in 200 to 1 in 250 |
| C. | 1 in 250 to 1 in 300 |
| D. | 1 in 300 to 1 in 350 |
| Answer» B. 1 in 200 to 1 in 250 | |
| 74. |
The holding power of screw spikes is less than dog spikes. |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| Answer» C. | |
| 75. |
The chief function of sleepers is to |
| A. | support the rails |
| B. | keep the two rails at correct gauge |
| C. | distribute the load coming on rails to the ballast |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
The flow of rail metal due to abnormally heavy loads is called |
| A. | hogging |
| B. | buckling |
| C. | wear of rails |
| D. | creeping |
| Answer» D. creeping | |
| 77. |
Charles Vignole invented |
| A. | double headed |
| B. | bull headed |
| C. | flat footed |
| Answer» D. | |
| 78. |
In U.S.A., rails used are |
| A. | 20 m |
| B. | 30 m |
| C. | 40 m |
| D. | 50 m |
| Answer» C. 40 m | |
| 79. |
The switch angle is the angle subtended between the gauge faces of the |
| A. | tongue rail and check rail |
| B. | stock rail and check rail |
| C. | stock rail and tongue rail |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. stock rail and check rail | |
| 80. |
A three-throw requires |
| A. | two sets of switches and two crossings |
| B. | three sets of switches and two crossings |
| C. | two sets of switches and three crossings |
| D. | three sets of switches and three crossings |
| Answer» D. three sets of switches and three crossings | |
| 81. |
The standard size of wooden sleepers on broad gauge railway track is |
| A. | 1.52 m x 15 cm x 10 cm |
| B. | 1.83 m x 20 cm x 11 cm |
| C. | 2.74 m x 25 cm x 13 cm |
| D. | any one of these |
| Answer» D. any one of these | |
| 82. |
If ? is the switch angle and R is the radius of the turn out, the length of tongue rail will be |
| A. | R tan ? |
| B. | R tan ? / 2 |
| C. | R cot ? |
| D. | R cot ? / 2 |
| Answer» C. R cot ? | |
| 83. |
The number of dog spikes normally used per rail seat on curved track is |
| A. | one on either side |
| B. | one inside and two outside |
| C. | one outside and two inside |
| D. | two on either side |
| Answer» C. one outside and two inside | |
| 84. |
Rail chairs are used to fix |
| A. | flat footed rails |
| B. | bull headed rails |
| C. | double headed rails |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 85. |
The rail chairs are generally made of |
| A. | cast iron |
| B. | low carbon steel |
| C. | high carbon steel |
| D. | stainless steel |
| Answer» B. low carbon steel | |
| 86. |
When one track is superimposed on the other track, it is known as |
| A. | ladder track |
| B. | double slip track |
| C. | Gaunlet track |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 87. |
The main purpose of using bering plates is to |
| A. | distribute the pressure over wider area |
| B. | eliminate the adzingt of wooden sleepers |
| C. | prevent the widening of gauge of curves |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
A track is laid over |
| A. | sleepers |
| B. | formation |
| C. | rails |
| D. | ballast |
| Answer» C. rails | |
| 89. |
Anchors are also known as anti - creepers. |
| A. | Correct |
| B. | Incorrect |
| Answer» B. Incorrect | |
| 90. |
A good ballast, when laid on formation, should have sufficient voids. |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| Answer» B. No | |
| 91. |
The number of sleepers used per rail length on the track is known as |
| A. | sleeper strength |
| B. | sleeper density |
| C. | sleeper ratio |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» C. sleeper ratio | |
| 92. |
The speed of a locomotive, in India, on metre gauge is restricted up to |
| A. | 60 km/h |
| B. | 80 km/h |
| C. | 100 km/h |
| D. | 120 km/h |
| Answer» C. 100 km/h | |
| 93. |
The level of both the rails on straight lengths should be different. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 94. |
Generally, the rail section is designed by assuming that it can bear a load equal to |
| A. | 100 times |
| B. | 350 times |
| C. | 460 times |
| D. | 560 times |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
Between two rails, a gap of |
| A. | 1.5 mm to 3 mm |
| B. | 3 mm to 6 mm |
| C. | 6 mm to 9 mm |
| D. | 9 mm to 12 mm |
| Answer» B. 3 mm to 6 mm | |
| 96. |
According to Indian Railways Board, the minimum distance between the centre to centre of two tracks for broad gauge is |
| A. | 4.725 m |
| B. | 6.1 m |
| C. | 7.49 m |
| D. | 10.82 m |
| Answer» B. 6.1 m | |
| 97. |
For broad gauge main lines with maximum traffic loads, the rail section provided should have |
| A. | 29.77 to 37.25 kg/m |
| B. | 44.7 to 56.8 kg/m |
| C. | 49.8 to 52.3 kg/m |
| D. | 49.8 to 56.8 kg/m |
| Answer» C. 49.8 to 52.3 kg/m | |
| 98. |
Under the sleepers, |
| A. | boxing |
| B. | packing |
| Answer» C. | |
| 99. |
The heel divergence is always |
| A. | equal to |
| B. | less than |
| C. | greater than |
| Answer» D. | |
| 100. |
The rail section is divided on the basis of |
| A. | type of rails |
| B. | spacing of sleepers |
| C. | gauge of the track |
| D. | speed of trains |
| Answer» D. speed of trains | |